Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright

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Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright
Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta electoral district
Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright 2017.svg
Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright within Alberta (2017 boundaries).
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 
 
Garth Rowswell
United Conservative
District created2017
First contested 2019
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Population (2016) [1] 46,042
Area (km²)10,091
Pop. density (per km²)4.6
Census division(s) 7, 10
Census subdivision(s) Makaoo 120, MD of Wainwright, Vermilion River, Lloydminster (Alberta portion), Vermilion, Wainwright, Chauvin, Dewberry, Edgerton, Irma, Kitscoty, Marwayne, Paradise Valley

Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first-past-the-post method of voting. It was contested for the first time in the 2019 Alberta election.

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Geography

The district is coterminous with the municipal districts of Wainwright and Vermilion River in eastern Alberta. It is named for its three largest communities, Vermilion, Lloydminster, and Wainwright. Major thoroughfares include Highway 14, the Yellowhead Highway, the interprovincial Highway 17, and Highway 41.

History

Members for Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See Vermilion-Lloydminster 1993-2019 and
Battle River-Wainwright 2004-2019
30th 2019–2023 Garth Rowswell United Conservative
31st 2023

The district was created in 2017 when the Electoral Boundaries Commission recommended renaming Vermilion-Lloydminster, transferring its portion of Minburn County to Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville and absorbing the MD of Wainwright from Battle River-Wainwright. [2] Although the Commission recommended the name Vermilion-Wainwright for this district, the Legislative Assembly decided to retain Lloydminster in the name at the request of Vermilion-Lloydminster MLA Richard Starke.

Electoral results

2023

2023 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Conservative Garth Rowswell 13,09774.40-4.44
New Democratic Dawn Flaata3,07517.47+7.54
Alberta Party Darrell Dunn4752.70-3.74
Wildrose Loyalty Coalition Danny Hozack4602.61
Independent Matthew Powell3511.99
Green Tigra-Lee Campbell1460.83
Total17,60499.59
Rejected and declined730.41
Turnout17,67752.40
Eligible voters33,733
United Conservative hold Swing -5.99
Source(s)

2010s

2019 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Conservative Garth Rowswell 19,76878.84%-1.27
New Democratic Ryan Clarke2,4909.93%-8.71
Alberta Party Craig G. Peterson1,6156.44%
Freedom Conservative Jim Mckinnon8983.58%
Alberta Advantage PartyKelly Zeleny1700.68%
Independent Robert McFadzean1330.53%
Total25,074
Rejected, spoiled and declined79
Eligible electors / turnout31,46579.94%
United Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "86 - Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Redistributed results, 2015 Alberta election
Progressive Conservative 6,51243.74%
Wildrose 5,41536.37%
New Democratic 2,77618.64%
Others [a] 1861.25%
  1. Includes Liberal votes in Battle River-Wainwright (no candidate in Vermilion-Lloydminster).

See also

References

  1. Statistics Canada: 2016
  2. "Final Report" (PDF). Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission. October 1, 2017. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  3. "86 - Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved June 10, 2023.